Oakham Primary School
Darbys Hill Road, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 1SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Skett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 103950
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384254368
About this school
Oakham Primary School is a community primary school in Oldbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 58% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 78% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Oakham Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 466 |
| 2023/24 | 471 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakham Primary School compares
Oakham Primary School ranked 28th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.8% | 23.6% | 466 | — |
| Grace Mary Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 33.6% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| Tividale Hall Primary School | 59% | 5.8% | 22.6% | 430 | 0.6 miles |
| Tividale Community Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 22.2% | 445 | 0.8 miles |
| Burnt Tree Primary School | 60% | 5.9% | 36.7% | 444 | 0.9 miles |
| Rounds Green Primary School | 51% | 7.4% | 37.3% | 367 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.57%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grace Mary Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Tividale Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Tividale Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Burnt Tree Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oldbury
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Rounds Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Oldbury
Other schools in Oldbury
Oakham Primary School ranks 6th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Oldbury.
- Bleakhouse Primary School Primary
- Brandhall Primary School Primary
- Burnt Tree Primary School Primary
- Causeway Green Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grace Mary Primary School Primary
- Langley Primary School Primary
- Moat Farm Infant School Primary
- Moat Farm Junior School Primary
- Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Perryfields Primary School Primary
- Rood End Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakham Primary School teach?
- Oakham Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Oakham Primary School is Mr Nicholas Skett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakham Primary School?
- Oakham Primary School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Oakham Primary School full?
- Oakham Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 466 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Oakham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakham Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakham Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Oakham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oakham Primary School compare with other schools in Sandwell?
- Oakham Primary School ranked 28th of 84 primary schools in Sandwell for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oakham Primary School's absence rate?
- Oakham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oakham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakham Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.